I was recently asked this question: Which Plates Do I Use with my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine? Your machine comes with several plates, so this is a very good question and can get confusing (especially if you are new to using your machine). I thought others of you may have this same question, so I’m writing this blog post which…
You know when you see someone use a stamp set that you didn’t think you were going to order, but then saw someone use it and decided you HAD to have it? That’s what happened to me with the Festive & Bright Bundle. In the back of each Stampin’ Up! catalog are additional samples using bundles. Once I saw the…
World Card Making Day was last week (1st Saturday of October) and Stampin’ Up! set a goal of 5000 stamping events around the world. I was away visiting my daughter that weekend at her college, so I couldn’t host an event. Instead, I sent an email to my mailing list with this great card layout/sketch for them to make their…
The new Butterfly Brilliance stamp is LARGE. There are 6 butterflies on one stamp. The largeness is both a great thing and can cause a few (overcomeable) inconveniences. All at once, you can create an instant background or have 6 instant butterflies to cut with the coordinating Butterfly Wings dies. Color all the butterflies the same, or give them their…
I have used the Arrange a Wreath set & dies a lot since I purchased it, definitely well used, loved and recommended. I came across a photograph on the internet that showed two wreaths intertwined together – such a brilliant (and easy) idea! This little snip steps up your wreath to make it look so complicated, but it’s really not.…
If you haven’t fallen in love with the new Friends are Like Seashells bundle and suite yet, you will after seeing this card & video. It is truly beautiful and can be made for almost any occasion. Even if you do not live by the ocean, shells are are universal love. Stampin’ Up! really outdid themselves with these Sand…
Butterflies have taken over my stamping space this week. (I can’t wait to see the real ones in my garden later this summer). The new Butterfly Wings dies work so beautifully with the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set – Stampin’ Up! was really thinking smart with this one. The large Butterfly Brilliance stamp lines up perfectly with the largest Butterfly Wings…
I’ve been busy preparing kits for our town’s Council on Aging Spring card kits. The kits require a lot of cut outs for simple glueing assembly. As I was cutting butterflies and flowers on my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I noticed my machine was looking a bit “dusty”. Not from lack of use, but rather from lots of use.…
Some people have been experiencing difficulties with connecting their online orders to their demonstrator of choice. As far as I know, my customers have not had this issue. But, I wanted you all to be aware that there is a glitch and how to work around it (until it is fixed). The links on my Mail Something Pretty website have…
Need help figuring out how to cut and figure out sizes for layers of a card? I made this video back in 2019, but it has become my most watched video with over 1.2K views – WOW! Hopefully this system will be as helpful to you as it has been to all the others who have watched it. Disclaimer –…
Some punches, such as the new Strawberry Builder Punch, have a lot of shapes it creates. This is very helpful when you want all those shapes, but can also make it a little complicated when you want to punch a certain shape or reduct paper waste. This punch hack can be very helpful for this particular Strawberry punch, but also…
I have been using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set & dies a lot lately. This set has been featured twice so far in my 20 Weeks of Handmade Holidays series. Are you receiving these ideas? If not, please sign up for my mail list because they are only being sent through email. Yesterdays card was a really good one…
I hope you know by now that we all share ideas. Some of my own, but MANY are discovered, created and designed by others. Stampin’ Up! is all about sharing and this idea of putting on stickers to your Cling stamps is one of those ideas I discovered from a Club member who forwarded me a video from a Demonstrator who…
I don’t even have to ask if you have scraps because if you are a paper crafter, you have scraps. Do you let your scraps sit around in a pile or folder, or do you use them? I came across this fun technique that uses and turns scraps into a fun, striped background. We made this card over a Mystery…
Have any of your Clear stamps fallen off your blocks? Tried glue? Snail? or Glue Dots to keep them stuck? Stampin’ Up! is now offering Cling Adhesive sheets to convert your Clear stamps into Cling stamps – Yippee! I made a quick video for you to watch the right way to put the adhesive onto your Clear stamps. I did…
Happy Earth Day! Earth Day is 50 years old!!! Although it’s sunny where I live, it’s unseasonably cold (38 degrees) and blustery, so it’s not a good day to work in the garden. Instead, I tried to think of earth-friendly tips I could share with you. I always try to be conscious about reducing my waste, re-using what I can…
Some dies have a lot of details which can make removing the small cut pieces difficult. I wanted to show you a little tip that works well for me when cutting with detailed dies. You may still need to use a die brush or paper piercer to remove some little pieces, but the cut will be sharper into the paper…
Yesterday at Club we made these fun Eiffel Tower, watercolored bookmarks. I love bookmarks – to use, to make and to give away. Sometimes I even leave a bookmark I’ve made in a library book as a gift for the next reader. I struggled a little bit on figuring out a way to attach the bookmark tassel in a clean…
I needed to send out a bunch of cards yesterday, but had limited time to create them. Does this ever happen to you?? I have a couple of helpful solutions and I thought I would share them with you. 1. Check your stash first and think differently. A “thinking of you” card can be used for thank you and birthday, not just…
I was using my Stampin’ Write Markers over the weekend and noticed my Pool Party Marker was a little dry. Did you know you can “re-ink” the Stampin’ Write Markers? Since the debut of the Blends Markers, your Stampin’ Write’s may have taken a back seat (just like mine). Don’t forget about these versatile Stampin’ Write Markers! “Re-ink” the Stampin’…
